Patient #48273

I can see how it might be bad for a personal septic system, but most people aren't on septic systems. But I don't see how a city sewer could be affected by a tiny blob of organic material

I'm not convinced most lay people (myself included) can accurately verify whether a fish is dying or just sick. There will inevitably be some mistakes, leading to live fish being released. And even if you wait until they're dead, the dead fish are probably diseased and if they're eaten by native fish, it could cause issues. Yes, sewage is also bad for them, but doesn't carry species-specific viruses, etc.

And it's not going to be a big deal if one person occasionally flushes a sick fish, but if lots of people do it, it can cause serious issues.

So you are opposed on an ethical level more than a practical level.

That's fair.

A fish doesn't reach that level of moral consideration for me though. I'd feel worse about squashing certain types of insects than I would flushing a half dead fish. Fish barely have a brain